Free-Body Diagram Warm Up

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What is a Free-Body Diagram?

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A graphical representation used to visualize the forces acting on an object.

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What does the normal force do?

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It acts perpendicular to the surface and supports the weight of an object resting on it.

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What is weight force?

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The force exerted by gravity on an object, calculated as mass times the acceleration due to gravity (W = mg).

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Define frictional force.

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The force that opposes the motion of an object when it is in contact with another surface.

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What is net force?

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The total force acting on an object, calculated by vector addition of all individual forces.

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What is static friction?

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The frictional force that prevents two surfaces from sliding past each other when at rest.

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What is the difference between static and kinetic friction?

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Static friction acts on objects at rest, while kinetic friction acts on objects in motion.

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What is inertia?

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The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion.

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What is applied force?

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The force that is applied to an object by a person or another object.

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What is buoyant force?

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The upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an object immersed in it.